Jalen Johnson vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Jalen Johnson that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jalen Johnson

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jalen Johnson: 2021-22 to 2023-24
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Jalen Johnson 3 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Jalen Johnson 2 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 9.1 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 5.4 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 2.0 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.7 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.6 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 1,343 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 796 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 289 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 108 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 83 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Jalen Johnson 148 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .506 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .328 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson .694 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 16.0 (2024) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 8.7 (2024) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.6 (2024) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.2 (2024) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.8 (2024) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 3.3 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.9 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.0 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.4 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Jalen Johnson 26 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Jalen Johnson 15 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Jalen Johnson 8 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Jalen Johnson 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Jalen Johnson 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Jalen Johnson 8 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jalen Johnson .370 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Jalen Johnson .333 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jalen Johnson 1.000 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jalen Johnson 4.3 (2023) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Jalen Johnson 2.5 (2023) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Jalen Johnson 1.3 (2023) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.5 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Jalen Johnson 0.0 (2023) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.